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The bonfire illuminated the steps of the altar, and Ama, leaning on his cane, walked up the steps of the altar. He stood where the silvery light of the starry sky fell, facing the people of the tribe.

"The Lord has mercy on mankind, and through His grace, mankind is able to multiply and thrive. The Lord's name should not be spoken, and His face should not be looked upon. All peoples, simply keep this reverence in your hearts, do not speak of anything presumptuously, and do not pry into the secrets of heaven. Under the Lord's glory, the flame of mankind will continue for thousands of generations."

The prophet used his last moments to tell his people that the Lord did not like to be discussed or even known, so they only needed to have reverence in their hearts, and if necessary, they could even forget everything about the Lord.

He also predicted that at some point in the future, a messenger of God would descend from the heavens.

[In the 501st year of the prophet's life, you summoned him to the Sky Isle, making him a god in the eyes of mortals and a messenger in the eyes of the gods.]

[With Ama's departure, human tribes rose up, gradually shifting from initial unity to division. After twenty years of development, humanity eventually formed seven major tribes and countless smaller groups.]

"Master, should we stop them?"

On Sky Island, watching the impending war between the tribes on the ground, Asmodeus came over to ask Su Chen a question.

Human happiness can bring joy to the Lord, but the wisdom of war only increases death, and in just over a century, desire has begun to grow.

“No need.” Su Chen shook his head. “The development of human civilization is a process of constant division and unification. Besides, Teyvat is so vast that you can’t expect humanity to have only one ruler.”

Having lived through the tribal era, Su Chen was well aware of the development trends of this era. Moreover, he never intended to interfere excessively in the first place. In this situation, as the number of people increased, division was inevitable, leading to regional ideological differences and cultural variations, which would eventually result in different tribes and different city-states.

As for what comes next, it is naturally a process of division followed by unification, just like those tomb raiding TV shows where people enter the tomb only to get out. Human division is also for the purpose of unification.

Asmodeus was puzzled. If she knew this, why didn't she first establish relevant regulations so that humanity could develop in accordance with them? In her view, all living things would submit to Fanes with just a word.

However, she didn't ask, after all, Lord Fanes must have been careless in doing so.

[In the year 550, the first war broke out between human tribes. At first, the tribal kings worried that the gods would punish them, but when the war was fully ignited and no god came down to stop it, they were relieved.]

[For six hundred years, fifty years of war brought untold suffering to the people of all the tribes. In this climate, only one tribe remained unscathed: the Gege. The Gege tribe secretly developed, learning the art of weapon forging from the prophet, creating their first crossbow, and launching an attack when the war between the six tribes ceased.]

[In the 610th year of Xianzhi's reign, the Luohu tribe unified the seven tribes and established the first city-state of humankind, naming it 'Amma' in honor of their ancestor.]

[Amarr developed rapidly and, after ten years, officially became a nation.]

[In the year 620, the Kingdom of Amma was founded. King Kasaharoch held a grand celebration, and at this time, he was in high spirits, regarding himself as the king of the four lands.]

Inside the magnificent palace, Casahaloch sat on his throne, drinking fine wine, surrounded by beautiful women, and wearing a purple-gold crown, looking extremely majestic.

Below the throne were the generals of the Kingdom of Amma, who were drinking and eating heartily, enjoying the beautiful women dancing in the palace, and bursting into laughter from time to time.

"king!"

One of his generals stood up, cupped his hands, and said, “Now that you rule the seven tribes and have become the undisputed king of the earth, you are entitled to reveal your power to the heavens and grant the Kingdom of Amma its prosperity for ten thousand years.”

Another general stood up and said, "If Father was recruited by the heavens, then the King is even more qualified to do so. The throne of God cannot remain vacant."

Casahaloch waved his hand, dismissing the dancers, and said in a deep voice, "Ama warned us not to pry into the secrets of heaven. If God has a will, He will naturally reveal it."

The third general stood up and said, "No, Your Majesty is already of noble status, a god in the eyes of all people. There is no need to belittle yourself. Your Majesty is to the gods as a falcon is to an eagle."

Casahaloch frowned in thought.

A fourth person appeared; he was the kingdom's priest. He said, "Your Majesty may perform a ritual to inquire of Heaven. If it permits, that would be good. If not, Your Majesty is still the most honorable person on earth."

Casahaloch laughed loudly: "Good!"

So he announced that he would stand in the place closest to the sky and pray to the heavens.

The design of the altar took a whole year. Casahaloch wanted to build the first altar in history to express his respect for the gods of the heavens, so he ordered that the entire nation's resources be used to build the altar.

This is hardly an altar.

When the builders saw the design of the altar, they were utterly shocked. It was practically a royal palace!

“That’s right, this is the royal palace, and the altar is above the palace. This is my respect for the Lord!” Casahaloch said.

But in reality, the construction of the altar on the palace, in the place closest to the sky, also foreshadowed another thought of his—he, Casahaloch, the king of mankind, could ascend to godhood with one more step!

He knew very well that no matter how powerful humans were, their lifespan would eventually come to an end, and the only hope for finding the way to immortality was to ascend to the heavens.

He unified the seven tribes and established the first kingdom of mankind. With such great achievements, why can't he be made a god?

But how much manpower and financial resources would it take to build such a palace?

Although the Kingdom of Amma was powerful, its productivity and technological level remained at the stage of the Prophet's blessing, and it had never had similar experience before, so the initial progress of its establishment was not ideal.

[After 630 years of construction, the Altar of Heaven remained unfinished. Enraged, Casahaloch ordered the execution of all those in charge of the project. He then selected a new group of talented individuals and ordered them to complete the altar within three years.]

[In the 631st year of the reign of Emperor Kassaharoch, the written language, time, and units of measurement were established.]

[In the 632nd year of the reign of Emperor Xianzhi, Casahaloch unified the currency, and the Kingdom of Ammar officially began trade.]

[In the 633rd year of the reign of Emperor Xianzhi, the altar was still unfinished. The builders rose up in rebellion against Casahalochi, and the uprising was echoed throughout the kingdom, but Casahalochi ultimately suppressed it.]

[After 640 years of continuous warfare, Casahaloch, gravely ill, died, bequeathing the throne to his son, Alek, before his death.]

[In the 643rd year of the reign of Emperor Xianzhi, Alec indulged in pleasure and ruled with tyranny. Under his oppression, the altar was finally completed, but Alec's cruelty led to the fragmentation of the kingdom by various lords, and war broke out everywhere.]

[In the 645th year of the reign of Emperor Amma, the kingdom of Amma was destroyed.]

For 650 years, various tribes divided the Amma culture, vying for the altar to the heavens, resulting in endless wars.

"It's useless."

Su Chen, who had been observing everything from the sky, secretly shook his head.

Unexpectedly, human civilization has reached this point in just 250 years, far exceeding his expectations. And because it has been so fast, many cultural concepts that needed to be refined and developed have not yet had the chance to be disseminated.

Clearly, his first attempt at creating a civilization failed.

[Having carried the branches for 651 years, you have destroyed civilization and rebuilt order.]

This time, instead of unlocking human intelligence, you decided to let it develop naturally.

This time, the progress of civilization was much slower. It took a full thirty years to learn how to use fire, and then another hundred years passed before tribes gradually formed.

[Seven hundred and ninety years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the tribe split, as if history were repeating itself, and seven major tribes were formed once again.]

For eight hundred years, you have guided the fairies across Teyvat, spreading technology and culture, and guiding human development. Thanks to the fairies' efforts, human civilization has progressed rapidly while maintaining a deep reverence for the heavens.

"This time it seems to be going well."

Su Chen watched all of this.

He realized that he couldn't interfere too much, but he also couldn't completely let things slide and ignore everything.

Ignorance breeds fearlessness, just like Casahaloch, who, having never understood the heavens, developed the illusion that he could rival the gods.

This is human nature. Earthly kings always want to go further and achieve immortality. In ancient times, there were kings who asked the heavens for another five hundred years, but the people here want to go directly to heaven.

Bottom lines will always be broken through repeated tests, whether it's a moral bottom line or something else, which is why there are laws to restrict them.

Su Chen planned to select some outstanding individuals to ascend to Sky Island as a talent pool for future development of the Teyvat civilization, which would also require people to manage it.

But this is far from enough.

"There must be laws."

Su Chen discovered that even the most civilized kingdom of Ammar lacked a relatively complete legal system. This was normal, given how many years human civilization had developed. Naturally, the concept of law wouldn't be very deep. However, because development was so rapid, while the body lagged behind, the mind had already flown out of Teyvat.

"This time it should work."

With the help of the immortals, the development of human civilization this time is much smoother than last time.

[After 850 years of continuous effort, the first human kingdom was established.]

This human kingdom developed from tribes, skipping the period of war and unification. During the time that the Fairy Spirits traveled the continent as High Angels, the development of human civilization was much 'gentle'.

[Over the course of nine hundred years, various states on the continent were established one after another. The progress of civilization required a sound order to follow, so in the following century, each state developed its civilization and refined its laws.]

"almost."

On Sky Island, Su Chen, who had been silently observing everything, turned his attention back to the island.

This development of civilization is quite good, meeting his expectations. And the information he has collected over the years is enough for him to establish a system of human destiny among the myriad phenomena of the starry sky.

"Destiny... not only for people, but for all things in the universe, there is a corresponding destiny. By observing the stars, one can predict one's destiny."

Su Chen flapped his wings and flew into the sky, soaring above the starry sky.

"What is Master going to do?"

On the island, the four shadows all looked in his direction.

After a moment, Asmodeus felt the gazes of his three colleagues and asked, "Why are you all looking at me like that?"

"You do not know?"

How would I know?

"Your master will tell you, right?"

“Who said that… but I do have some guesses.” Asmodeus thought for a moment and said, “My master wants to bestow constellations upon the creatures of Teyvat.”

"Destiny Seat?"

"Yes, the Destiny Constellation is a combination of the attributes of each living being. When a living being is born, the Destiny Constellation is naturally generated. It is a kind of mechanism similar to the Destiny Constellation."

"What is the use?"

"Of course it's useful..." Asmodeus thought to himself. "When has my master ever done something that I haven't used?"

However, since she hadn't seen the Destiny Star appear yet, she couldn't guess, and only said, "It roughly corresponds to something related to fate."

As they were speaking, the sky suddenly darkened, and countless stars began to shimmer, filling the sky with their brilliance, as if the entire universe itself was twinkling.

The people of Teyvat looked up at this amazing spectacle, and then they were surprised to find that they seemed to see special images in the shining stars, special star patterns that only they could see.

Some are goldfish, some are gourds, some are books... What they don't know is that at this moment the stars are reflecting them, presenting them in the starry sky in a unique way, similar to how a computer stores information. The constellation pattern is a reflection of all living things in the starry sky.

So-called astrology and fortune telling are essentially based on deductions made from one's birth chart to find 'patterns' that are incomprehensible to ordinary people.

Astrology is simple, but creating the planets that form the basis of astrology and revealing the natal chart is a completely different level of difficulty.

"finished."

After the constellation system was established, it was identified by the simulator as part of the creation process, and the progress bar reached 40%.

At the same time, it gave back a large part of its power to Su Chen.

"At this stage, we should have almost everything we need."

From creation to the present, apart from the mechanisms of Sky Island and the establishment of the Seven Gods system, everything else is almost the same as in reality.

Su Chen summoned eleven Clear Sky Stone Tablets. As the various rules were perfected, the power of the elemental source also increased along with his power. In Teyvatri, his immunity to all attributes had reached 100%.

"Come to think of it, I feel like I'm an alpaca?"